to knock, to strike
Animated Stroke Order 敲
Stroke Order Diagrams 敲
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HSK Vocabulary: 敲
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 敲 is used in context
1
tā他
yòng用
mì秘
mì密
qiāo敲
zhà诈
le了
nà那
ge个
shāng商
rén人
。
He blackmailed that businessman with a secret
2
tā他
qīng轻
qīng轻
qiāo敲
dǎ打
zhe着
jiàn键
pán盘
gōng工
zuò作
。
He works by gently tapping on the keyboard
3
qǐng请
xiān先
qiāo敲
mén门
zài再
jìn进
rù入
fáng房
jiān间
。
Please knock on the door before entering the room
4
tā他
xiě写
jù句
zi子
shí时
yào要
tuī推
qiāo敲
měi每
gè个
zì字
。
He ponders over every word when writing sentences.
5
wǒ我
tuī推
qiāo敲
le了
hěn很
jiǔ久
，
cái才
jué决
dìng定
mǎi买
zhè这
běn本
shū书
。
I deliberated for a long time before deciding to buy this book.
6
zài在
fā发
biǎo表
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
qián前
，
tā她
zǐ仔
xì细
tuī推
qiāo敲
le了
měi每
yí一
gè个
guān观
diǎn点
。
Before delivering the speech, she carefully refined every point.
7
tā他
qiāo敲
zhà诈
wǒ我
yì一
bǎi百
yuán元
。
He extorted one hundred yuan from me.
8
nà那
ge个
huài坏
rén人
yòng用
zhào照
piān片
qiāo敲
zhà诈
le了
gōng公
sī司
lǎo老
bǎn板
。
The bad guy extorted the company boss using photos.
9
tā他
wēi威
xié胁
yào要
gōng公
kāi开
mì秘
mì密
，
yǐ以
cǐ此
qiāo敲
zhà诈
duì对
fāng方
zhī支
fù付
gāo高
é额
fēng封
kǒu口
fèi费
。
He threatened to reveal the secret to extort a high hush money payment from the other party.
Information
Traditional敲
Radical攴
Strokes14
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#866
Zhuyinㄑㄧㄠ
Components—
UnicodeU+6572
CangjieYRHHI
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality